What dizzy, rampired towers shall God devise
Of topaz, beryl and chalcedony
To make Heaven pleasant to His children’s eyes!
And in what cataclysms of flame and foam
Shall the first Heaven sink—as red as sin—
When God hath cast aside His ancient home
As far too mean to house His children in.
ST. BRIGID
By Denis A. McCarthy
Brigid, the daughter of Duffy, she wasn’t like other young things,